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{{Infobox album
| name = The Long Goodbye
| type = studio
| artist = [[Riz Ahmed]]
| cover = Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye.png
| alt =
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2020|03|06}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/03/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-brexit-rap/607522/|title=The Rappers Who Are Breaking Up With Britain|work=[[The Atlantic]]|first=Spencer|last=Kornhaber|date=9 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
| length = {{duration|m=26|s=58}}
| label = Mongrel
| producer = [[Redinho]]
| prev_title = [[Microscope (album)|Microscope]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Long Goodbye
| type = studio
| single1 = Mogambo
| single1date = 3 October 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/riz-ahmed-mogambo-new-song-1202966731/|title=Riz Ahmed's New Song 'Mogambo': 'It's a Bit of a Middle Finger That You Can Dance To'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Marc|last=Malkin|date=3 October 2018|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''The Long Goodbye''''' is the second studio album by [[Riz Ahmed]]. It was released on his own record label Mongrel Records on 6 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/riz-ahmed-announces-new-album-and-short-film-the-long-goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed announces new album and short film The Long Goodbye|work=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|first=Cerys|last=Kenneally|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> It is a [[concept album]] and was produced by [[Redinho]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/riz_ahmed_announces_new_album_the_long_goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed Announces New Album 'The Long Goodbye'|work=[[Exclaim!]]|first=Allie|last=Gregory|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> It features guest appearances from Ahmed's mother,<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51697553|title=Riz Ahmed on The Long Goodbye: Why he says 'Britain's broken up with me'|work=[[BBC]]|first=Ian|last=Youngs|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> as well as [[Mindy Kaling]], [[Mahershala Ali]], [[Yara Shahidi]], [[Asim Chaudhry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/riz-ahmed-new-album-the-long-goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed On His New Album & Break-Up Letter To A Post-Brexit Britain|work=[[British Vogue]]|first=Hattie|last=Collins|date=5 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> [[Hasan Minhaj]], and [[Jay Sean]].<ref name="nme1"/> It was accompanied by a short film of the same name directed by Aneil Karia, which won [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/07/entertainment/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-trnd/index.html|title=Riz Ahmed 'breaks up' with Britain in an emotional album and short film 'The Long Goodbye'|work=[[CNN]]|first=Alaa|last=Elassar|date=7 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref> "Mogambo" was released as a single in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/riz-ahmed-announces-new-album-the-long-goodbye/|title=Riz Ahmed Announces New Album The Long Goodbye|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|first=Matthew Ismael|last=Ruiz|date=27 February 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
==Concept==
''The Long Goodbye'' is a [[concept album]] about the [[United Kingdom]]'s historical and contemporary relationship with [[South Asia]]ns and [[British Asian]]s, framed through the extended metaphor of an abusive romantic relationship in the wake of [[Brexit]] and the [[Far-right politics in the United Kingdom#1970s to 1990s|rise of the far-right in Britain]].<ref name="pitchfork1"/><ref name="musicomh1"/><ref name="theobserver1"/><ref name="bbc"/><ref name="loudandquiet1"/><ref name="thedailytelegraph1"/>
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| ADM = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |title=The Long Goodbye by Riz Ahmed reviews |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/11299/Riz-Ahmed-The-Long-Goodbye.aspx |website=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
| MC = 83/100<ref name="metacritic1">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-long-goodbye/riz-ahmed|title=The Long Goodbye by Riz Ahmed|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]''
| rev1score = 9/10<ref name="clashmusic1">{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye|title=Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye|work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|first=Jake|last=Hawkes|date=2 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="thedailytelegraph1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/riz-ahmed-long-goodbye-review-thrilling-breakup-album-brexit/ |title=Riz Ahmed, The Long Goodbye, review: a thrilling breakup album for the Brexit era |last=McCormick |first=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |date=5 March 2020 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Evening Standard]]''
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="eveningstandard1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review-a4380226.html |title=Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye review: A gripping exploration of Britishness |last=Smyth |first=David |date=6 March 2020 |website=[[Evening Standard]] |accessdate=14 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="theguardian1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/05/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review |title=Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye review – breaking up with a racist Britain |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=5 March 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Loud and Quiet]]''
| rev5score = 8/10<ref name="loudandquiet1">{{cite web |last1=Pilley |first1=Max |title=Riz Ahmed - The Long Goodbye - Album Review |url=https://www.loudandquiet.com/reviews/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye/ |website=[[Loud and Quiet]] |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[MusicOMH]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="musicomh1">{{cite web |last1=Devlin |first1=Ben |title=Riz Ahmed – The Long Goodbye |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye |website=[[musicOMH]] |date=10 March 2020 |accessdate=11 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev7score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="nme1">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review-2621165|title=Riz Ahmed – 'The Long Goodbye' review: star tears through vital, vitriolic dispatches on Brexit Britain|work=[[NME]]|first=Dhruva|last=Balram|date=6 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Observer]]''
| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="theobserver1">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/08/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye-review|title=Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye review – a breakup album is hard to do|work=[[The Observer]]|first=Tara|last=Joshi|date=8 March 2020|accessdate=10 March 2020}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev9score = 7.4/10<ref name="pitchfork1">{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/riz-ahmed-the-long-goodbye/ |title=Riz Ahmed: The Long Goodbye Album Review |last=Kappal |first=Bhanuj |date=12 March 2020 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=13 March 2020}}</ref>
}}
At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83, based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacritic1"/>
Jake Hawkes of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' described the album as "a tightly packed, lightning-quick swing at the racism of British society."<ref name="clashmusic1"/> [[Alexis Petridis]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote, "UK hip-hop and albums bemoaning the current state of things are two crowded markets: ''The Long Goodbye'' is potent, original and timely enough to stand out in both."<ref name="theguardian1" /> Dhruva Balram of ''[[NME]]'' commented that "the album is largely a vital statement from a talented, multi-hyphenate artist."<ref name="nme1"/>
At the [[94th Academy Awards]], the film based on the album won the [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022|title=2022 Oscars|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
|headline = ''The Long Goodbye'' track listing
| title1 = The Breakup (Shikwa)
| length1 = 3:30
| title2 = Toba Tek Singh
| length2 = 3:03
| title3 = Mindy: Take Half
| length3 = 0:16
| title4 = Fast Lava
| length4 = 1:57
| title5 = Ammi: Come Home
| length5 = 0:25
| title6 = Any Day
| note6 = featuring [[Jay Sean]]
| length6 = 2:47
| title7 = Mahershala: Don't Do Anything Stupid
| length7 = 0:29
| title8 = Can I Live
| length8 = 2:48
| title9 = Yara: Look Inside
| length9 = 0:24
| title10 = Where You From
| length10 = 2:04
| title11 = Mogambo
| length11 = 2:20
| title12 = Chabuddy: Go Southall
| length12 = 0:20
| title13 = Deal with It
| length13 = 2:31
| title14 = Hasan: Rush Hour 2
| length14 = 0:54
| title15 = Karma
| length15 = 3:09
| total_length = 26:58
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Sales chart performance for ''The Long Goodbye''
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!scope="col"| Chart (2020)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|24|date=20200313|rowheader=true|accessdate=13 March 2020}}
|}
==References==
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[[Category:2020s concept albums]]